Sat 04 February 2023: A massive Chinese surveillance balloon that was discovered above Montana earlier this week was shot down, according to a senior U.S. official. The Pentagon has confirmed the balloon was being used for surveillance, disputing China’s claim that it was a civilian aircraft used for meteorological purposes. Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said […]
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Sat 04 February 2023: A new smartphone application may help people who are having a stroke or their family and caregivers recognise common stroke symptoms in real time, prompting them to quickly call healthcare providers. Called FAST.AI, the app might be as accurate at diagnosing stroke as a neurologist, which may minimise the long-term effects […]
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Sat 04 February 2023: According to a Cancer Research UK analysis released on Friday, the number of cancer cases in the UK is expected to exceed 500,000 by 2040. “If current trends continue, the figure will rise from the 384,000 per year now to 506,000 in 2040,” said the study. It means around one-third more […]
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Sat 04 February 2023: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said late Friday his country is going through the EU membership and integration process but does not want to join NATO. Vucic’s remarks came on the second day of a special session of the Serbian Assembly where the Franco-German Plan, supported by the US and the EU, was comprehensively discussed […]
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Fri 03 February 2023: Azerbaijan has carried out a mass arrest of 39 people as part of an ongoing operation against an alleged Iranian “espionage network”. An announcement was made yesterday by the Ministry of Internal Affairs confirming the arrests after a previous report stated seven suspects had been detained. The ministry said the arrests […]
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Fri 03 February 2023: Russia’s monthly budget revenues from oil and gas fell in January to their lowest level since August 2020 under the impact of Western sanctions on Russian exports, finance ministry data shows. Monthly tax and customs revenue from energy sales was down 46 percent in the space of a year, according to […]
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Fri 03 February 2023: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature which will allow users to pin messages within chats and groups. The feature is useful as it will allow users to pin important messages to the top of the chat, reports WABetaInfo. If a message is pinned and the recipient […]
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Fri 03 February 2023: A bipartisan group of senators in the United States Congress has stated that Washington will not support the $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey until Ankara ratifies Sweden and Finland’s NATO memberships. After Russian President Vladimir Putin launched’special military operations’ against Ukraine, which quickly escalated into a full-fledged […]
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Fri 03 February 2023: Over the last 10 years, the number of homeless people in France more than doubled, a housing advocacy group said Wednesday. According to a report by the Abbe Pierre Foundation, in 2022 France had some 330,000 homeless people. This includes people living on the streets, emergency shelters, or asylum centers. Manuel […]
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Fri 03 February 2023: Muslim-American legislator says her ‘voice will get louder and stronger’ after vote punishing her criticism of Israel. Washington, DC – United States Republicans have removed progressive Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee over her past criticism of Israel, drawing rebuke and accusations of bigotry from Democrats. In a 218-211 vote along […]
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